Borah Surname
Approximately 248,036 people bear this surname
Borah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 245,990 | 1:3,118 | 303 |
| United States | 1,312 | 1:276,264 | 25,830 |
| Jamaica | 102 | 1:28,137 | 2,144 |
| Iran | 90 | 1:853,139 | 41,713 |
| Bahrain | 59 | 1:22,858 | 4,582 |
| Ivory Coast | 47 | 1:490,877 | 15,694 |
| Qatar | 41 | 1:57,512 | 5,907 |
| England | 40 | 1:1,392,951 | 61,553 |
| Pakistan | 38 | 1:4,701,155 | 31,402 |
| United Arab Emirates | 37 | 1:247,629 | 17,078 |
| South Africa | 32 | 1:1,693,053 | 82,821 |
| Philippines | 23 | 1:4,401,662 | 162,661 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Malaysia | 18 | 1:1,638,568 | 67,452 |
| Indonesia | 17 | 1:7,779,364 | 314,803 |
| Thailand | 14 | 1:5,045,596 | 363,835 |
| Nigeria | 13 | 1:13,626,366 | 237,812 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Liberia | 10 | 1:440,854 | 21,753 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| Israel | 9 | 1:950,848 | 57,975 |
| Rwanda | 9 | 1:1,262,775 | 2,632 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Nepal | 4 | 1:7,120,239 | 14,461 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Maldives | 2 | 1:202,086 | 4,973 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 183 | 1:274,419 | 22,265 |
The alternate forms: Boráh (1) are calculated separately.
Borah (626) may also be a first name.
Borah Demographics
Average Borah Salary in
United States
$43,671 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Borah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Borah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Borah (Hindi: बोराह, Marathi: बोराह, Oriya: ବରାହ) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Boráh. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Borah? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,214th most frequent family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 29,381 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Borah live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 333,003rd most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 626 people.
Borah is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 245,990 people, or 1 in 3,118. In India it is primarily found in: Assam, where 98 percent live, Arunachal Pradesh, where 1 percent live and Delhi, where 0 percent live. Barring India Borah is found in 59 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live and Jamaica, where 0 percent live.
Borah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Borah has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 717 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Borah Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Borah are 13.06% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.83% being registered with the party.
The amount Borah earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 171.39% more than the national average, earning R 644,928 per year and in United States they earn 1.21% more than the national average, earning $43,671 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Borah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Borah in the Oriya language | ||
| ବରାହ | baraha | - |
| Borah in the Marathi language | ||
| बोराह | boraha | 53.33 |
| बोरह | boraha | 28.89 |
| बोरः | borah | 6.67 |
| बोरा | bora | 6.67 |
| भोरा | bhora | 4.44 |
| Borah in the Hindi language | ||
| बोराह | boraha | 36.36 |
| बोरा | bora | 27.27 |
| बोरह | boraha | 24.24 |
| बोरहा | boraha | 9.09 |
| बोहरा | bohara | 3.03 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Borah
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